Status and Prospects of Chinese Traditional Theater and Opera

Drama and opera, as a spiritual product of the Chinese people, has been continued and developed for so many years, which shows that it is suitable for the national conditions of China and that the Chinese people need such spiritual products. Nowadays, the current situation that drama and opera suffer from people's cold reception is not caused by drama and opera itself, but by the change of modern people's life style and concepts, the increase of spiritual and entertainment products and leisure, and the appearance of a large number of film and television works, resulting in the decrease of drama and opera performances, which leads to a decrease in the number of times young people come into contact with drama and opera, and some teenagers have not even come into contact with the drama.　　However, the national demand for theater and opera is still very strong, and some plays have been staged in many cities in China, and it has been difficult to find a ticket for thousands of dollars. In addition, China's vast countryside favors the theater, whether it is in the north, where development is lagging behind, or in the coastal areas, where the economy is taking the lead, this vast stage needs the theater, and the people in these places like this form of popularity and enjoy watching these familiar stories, and the change in their lifestyles hasn't diluted their love for traditional theater, which, as long as it's performed appropriately, is still recognized by the people. As long as it is performed appropriately, it will still be recognized by the people. As a result, during the traditional Chinese New Year, it is difficult to hire theater troupes and find actors in most parts of China.　　Shang Changrong believes that classical is not unfashionable, as long as the vitality of drama and opera is well explored and its unique characteristics are brought into play, the younger generation will fall in love with the Chinese national essence, but this requires every theater person*** to work hard together. Among them, more or more need to each theater people review the situation, in accordance with the logic and laws of artistic development, appropriate to join the new fashion elements, in each of the play's own unique basis, and then digging and development, change the negative into positive, and the introduction of competition, always motivate themselves to go out and compete with other types of theater, in the competition to play their own characteristics, in order to strength to snatch back the audience that had been lost.